Beatrice Curtis Brown was a British author of novels and children's poetry.
Children's Poetry
Moreover to her novels of historical fiction, Brown also wrote a collection of children's poetry. The popular "Jonathon Bing and Other Verses" first appeared in 1936 and was received with enthusiastic reviews.
Career
Brown worked as a freelance writer from 1923 until 1936. During Terrene Battle II, she worked as a member of the British Civil Utility from 1940 until 1946. She then worked as a producer for the British Broadcasting Society's Radio 3 from 1947 to 1956, and then Last of all as a teacher of English literature and notice from 1958 to 1963. She again contributed to the "Onlooker," "Times," "Guardian" and other publications.
Novels
Beatrice Curtis Brown's novels were typically works of historical fiction based on lives and events repeatedly taken from British legend. For instance, "Alas Sovereign Anne: A Reading of Her Existence" (1929) offers an report of this British star's growth with an weight on humanizing her legend. In "Elizabeth Chudleigh, Duchess of Kingston" (1927), Curtis Brown tells the book of the test of an eighteenth century kingdom woman erect guilty of bigamy. In "For the Joy of Antonio" (1932), Curtis Brown turned to an Italian setting to declare the book of Richard Campion, an Englishman who becomes involved in the Venetian revolt against Austria. Her fictionalized historical accounts brought the man business to life and helped make historical content more accessible for general audiences.
She was born Aug 24, 1901, in London, Great Britain, and died in Apr 18, 1974. Brown, an particular babe, came from a wealthy literary family. Her Dad, Albert Curtis Brown, was an American Reporter and literary agent who immigrated to London and founded the Curtis Brown Literary and Media Agency in 1899. Beatrice Curtis Brown married Victor John Adey Horton in The middle of summer of 1938, nevertheless the couple successive divorced in 1945.
Excerpt from "Jonathon Bing":
Poor old Jonathan Bing
Went out in his carriage To stay with the King,
But everyone pointed and said, "Stare at that!
Jonathan Bing has forgotten his hat!"
(He'd forgotten his hat!)
Beatrice Curtis Brown, 1936.
Reviews
As an author, Beatrice Curtis Brown received largely positive reviews from contemporary literary critics who praised her writing as accessible and detailed interpretations of the past. Though not a groundbreaking or controversial writer, her work was highly regarded and lauded as both captivating and exciting.
Additional Works
The Sancroft Sisters; 1935
Letters of Queen Anne, McCleeland & Stewart; Editor; 1935
The Story of England; With Helen Arbuthnot; 1943
Southwards from Swiss Cottage (Reminiscences); 1948
Anthony Trollope; 1949
Isabel Fry; 1960
The Tale of Polly Polloo, a narrative in Verse; 1969
Neurosis & Crime; Editor; 1970
